William III d'Aubeney

Aft 1146 - 1236  (< 88 years)

• Name	William III d'Aubeney
  Birth	Aft 1146	of Belvoir, Leicestershire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate death	1 May 1236  [1, 4]
  Death	7 May 1236  [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Newstead, Lincolnshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I2865	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP, Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of DGH, Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of EK, Ancestor of JMF, Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of LD, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TNH
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	William II d'Aubeney,   b. of Belvoir, Leicestershire, England d. 1167
  Mother	Maud de Senlis,   b. Abt 1125   d. Aft 1185 (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F4501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margary de Umfreville   d. Bef 1198
  Children	+ 1. William IV d'Aubeney,   b. of Belvoir, Leicestershire, England d. 4 Sep 1242
  Family ID	F1044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Magna Carta surety. Sheriff of Rutland 1195; Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire 1197; Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1197; Governor of Rochester Castle. He was buried at Newstead, but his heart was interred at Belvoir Priory, Leicestershire. From Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans (citation details below): Having been forced to give his son to King John as a hostage in 1201, he was a member of the moderate or middle section of the baronage in the conflict between King John and the barons, remaining in attendance on the king until going over to the extreme party upon their taking possession of London on 24 May 1215. Going with them to Runnymede, he was elected a Magna Carta surety in 1215, and then withdrew to Belvoir. Although he was excommunicated by name by the Pope, along with de Quency and Mowbray, as a result of Runnymede, he refused to attend the Hounslow tournament on 6 July 1215. He was prevailed upon to return to service in the fall, and was placed in charge of Rochester, but was forced to surrender it to John after a gallant defense lasting from 11 Oct. to 30 Nov. 1215, and was thrown into prison, narrowly escaping hanging. In 1216, upon payment of a fine of 6,000 marks [£4000], he was released and regained his lands. He did homage to King Henry III, was entrusted with Sleaford Castle and a command at the battle of Lincoln of 19 May 1217, which earned him high favor. In 1219 and 1225 he served again as an itinerant justice.

  
  

• Sources

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